obtunded

[ ob-tuhn-did ]

adjective

1. Medicine/Medical. characterized by diminished responsiveness to stimuli, often due to a state of reduced consciousness:

   Transporting trauma patients to the hospital in a supine position may not be the safest approach in obtunded patients with unprotected airways.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of obtund ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of obtunded¹

obtund ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

In men of genius the moral sense is sometimes obtunded, if not altogether absent.

From Project Gutenberg

But one phase of it seemed to reach his obtunded consciousness, for this made a direct inroad upon his bank account.

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Madeira did not seem to be unconscious, but his senses were obtunded, and it was some minutes before he could sit up.

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